Federal Executive Council
Tinubu's Cabinet — the people running Nigeria.
All 27 substantive ministers, 9 ministers of state, and 3 senior administrative heads as of 2026 — with notes on recent reshuffles, mergers, and new appointments. Verified against gazettes and official communications.
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Senior Administration
Substantive Ministers
27 portfolios
Abubakar Kyari
Agriculture & Food Security
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Abubakar Momoh
Regional Development
Formerly Niger Delta Development
Adedayo Adelabu
Power
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Adegboyega Oyetola
Marine & Blue Economy
Former Osun State Governor
Ali Pate
Health & Social Welfare (Coordinating)
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Atiku Bagudu
Budget & Economic Planning
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Ayodele Olawande
Youth Development
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Bernard Mohammed Doro
Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Reduction
Sworn in Nov 2025
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
Foreign Affairs
Appointed April 2026
Bosun Tijani
Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
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Christopher Musa
Defence
General (Rtd.)
David Umahi
Works
Former Ebonyi State Governor
Dele Alake
Solid Minerals Development
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Festus Keyamo
Aviation & Aerospace Development
SAN
Hannatu Musawa
Art, Culture & Creative Economy
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Ibrahim Geidam
Police Affairs
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Idi Mukhtar Maiha
Livestock Development
New ministry created in 2024
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Women Affairs
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Joseph Utsev
Water Resources & Sanitation
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Jumoke Oduwole
Industry, Trade & Investment
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Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh
Innovation, Science & Technology
SAN, sworn in Nov 2025
Lateef Fagbemi
Justice & Attorney General of the Federation
SAN — Senior Advocate of Nigeria
Morufu Olatunji Alausa
Education
Replaces Tahir Mamman
Muhammed Idris
Information & National Orientation
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Nyesom Wike
Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Former Rivers State Governor
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Interior
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Taiwo Oyedele
Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy
Replaces Wale Edun (2026 update)
Ministers of State
9 junior ministers
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi
MoS — Agriculture & Food Security
Bello Matawalle
MoS — Defence
Ekperikpe Ekpo
MoS — Petroleum Resources (Gas)
Heineken Lokpobiri
MoS — Petroleum Resources (Oil)
Iziaq Adekunle Salako
MoS — Health
John Owan Enoh
MoS — Trade & Investment (Industry)
Suwaiba Said Ahmad
MoS — Education
Uba Maigari Ahmadu
MoS — Regional Development
Yusuf Abdullahi
MoS — Housing & Urban Development
Recent reshuffles & structural changes (2024–2026)
- October 2024: Ministry of Niger Delta Development renamed to Ministry of Regional Development; Ministry of Sports Development scrapped (folded into the National Sports Commission).
- 2024: Ministry of Livestock Development created to address farmer–herder conflicts and the multi-billion dollar livestock sector.
- November 2025: Bernard Mohammed Doro (Humanitarian Affairs) and Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN (Innovation, Science & Technology) sworn in.
- April 2026: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs; Taiwo Oyedele takes over the Coordinating Ministry of the Economy.
Source: Federal Government gazettes, Office of the SGF announcements, NASS press releases. CC BY 4.0.